Bucs Cut 26, Place Economos On PUP & Sign Diles

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have made the following moves to get in compliance with the NFL mandatory 53-man roster limits set by the league. On Saturday afternoon the team cut their rosters down by releasing the following players and placing LS Andrew Economos on the Physically Unable to Perform list.

There were not many surprises, except for the release of MLB Tyrone McKenzie. McKenzie whom was instrumental in helping gather the team during the lockout- for player’s only workouts, was believed to be the front runner to replace ex-Buc Barrett Ruud. But eventually voiced his displeasure with what he perceived as a lack of true competition with rookie Mason Foster for the right to replace Ruud.

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With the team thin at linebacker with only five listed on the 53-man roster the team signed LB Zac Diles according to his agent via twitter on Sunday. The 26-year-old 6-foot-2, 245-pound free agent, and former starter, for the Houston Texans was released by the St. Louis Rams on Saturday. Diles who played for head coach and defensive coordinator Raheem Morris while Morris was defensive coordinator for Kansas State in 2006, was a logical choice to add depth with his familiarity with the Bucs defensive scheme.

It’s unclear, who the team released to make room for Diles, but with the team keeping 12 defensive backs, odds are one of the 12 were released to make room for Diles.